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Sediment Density

Sediment Density is a geophysical property representing the mass per unit volume of abyssal plain sediments, distinguishing it from other sediment characteristics by quantifying the compactness of deposited particulate matter in deep-ocean floor environments.

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413

Density, Porosity, and Compaction of Sedimentary Rocks

L. F. Athy · AAPG Bulletin · 1930 · 1.4K citations

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Variation with depth in shallow and deep water marine sediments of porosity, density and the velocities of compressional and shear waves

John E. Nafe, Charles L. Drake · Geophysics · 1957 · 481 citations

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Variations of density and porosity with depth in deep-sea sediments

Edwin L. Hamilton · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1976 · 467 citations

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Sediment-Related Mechanisms of Growth Limitation in Submersed Macrophytes

John W. Barko, R. Michael Smart · Ecology · 1986 · 427 citations

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Sedimentation of biogenic matter in the deep ocean

Susumu Honjo, Steven J. Manganini, Jonathan J. Cole · Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers · 1982 · 406 citations

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  1. PJ
    Peter J. Talling

    National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. KB
    Kevin B. Briggs

    Stennis Space Center, United States

    4 publications · 72 citations

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  3. DT
    Dajun Tang

    University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

    4 publications · 104 citations

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  4. TH
    Thomas H. Orsi

    System Planning Corporation (United States), United States

    4 publications · 96 citations

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  5. RT
    Róbert Tenzer

    Wuhan University, China

    3 publications · 176 citations

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Institutions

513

  1. National Oceanography Centre

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    35 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    878 citations

  3. Stennis Space Center

    Bay Saint Louis, United States

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    791 citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    48 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. Dalhousie University

    Halifax, Canada

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    676 citations

  6. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    Sparkill, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Bedford Institute of Oceanography

    Dartmouth, Canada

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    753 citations

  8. Geological Survey of Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    885 citations

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  1. Marine Geology

    23 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

    JASA · 21 publications · 816 citations

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  3. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. Continental Shelf Research

    11 publications · 700 citations

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  5. Sedimentology

    10 publications · 431 citations

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